Combined cane and cigar-case



UNITED STATES DAVID LEE, JR., oFMoUNr WILLING, ALABAMA.-

ATENT Orr-ICE.

COMBINED CANE AND' cIeAR-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,654, dated March25, 1884. Application filed November 16, 1883. (No Incdel.)

To all whom, it Inu/, y concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID LEE, Jr., of Mount Villing, Lowndes county,Alabama, have invented a new and Improved Combined Cane and Cigar-Case,of which the following is a full, clear, aud exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved cane inwhich a quantity of cigars and matches can be carried.

The invention consists in a hollow cane containing a tube adapted toreceive a number of cigars, which are pressed upward and outward by aspiral' spring in the bottom of the tube, the uppermost 'cigar beingheld by springs secured in the upper end of the tube.

A cap adapted to receive matches is hinged to i the upper end of thecane.

Reference is to be hadto the accompanying drawings, formi ng part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of referenceindicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional elevation of myimproved combinedcane and cigarcase. Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectionalelevation of the upper part ofthe cane, showing the match receiving cupopened. Fig. 3 is a top view of the cane, showing the match-receivingcup opened. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view of the cane on theline m x, Fig. l; and Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional View on the liney y, Fig. 1. The cane A, which is made hollow, is adapted t0 receive atube, B, having its lower end open, which tube is provided at its upperend with suitable notches for holding it in place in the cane in such amanner that it can be removed very easily. In the bottom ofthe cane aspiral spring, C, is placed, and at the upper` end two springs, D, aresoldered or otherwise secured to the inner surface of the tube. Theupper ends of the springrD, which are pressed toward each other, areconcaved, so as `to Iit closely against a cigar. To the upper end of thecane a hollow cap, E, is hinged, the lower end of which can be closed bya laterallyswinging plate, F, pivoted to the bottom ofthe Icap. The capE is to receive thematches,

i and the plate F is to prevent the matches from dropping out. The caneis provided with a spring-catch, G, for locking and holding the cap onthe cane by simply swinging the cap down on the upper end ofthe cane.

The tube B is withdrawn, and is then filled with cigars and inserted inthe hollow cane, whereby the spring C will be compressed. The spring Drests .against the uppermost cigar, and prevents it from being thrownentirely out of the `tube by the spring C. If a cigar is desired, thecap E is swung back to uncover the upper end of the cane, and a cigar isseized and withdrawn from the tube. As soon as a cigar is withdrawn therest are pushed upward by the spring G.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a hollow cane adapted toreceive cigars, of a spiral spring secured in the bottom of the hollowor recess in thecane, substantially as herein shown and described, andfor the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with a hollow cane, of a removable tube fittinginthe same, and of a spiral spring, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the cane A, of the tube B, the spiral spring Cat the bottom, and the springs D at the top of the tube, substantiallyas herein shown and described, and

for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with the cane A, of the tube B and the pivoted capE, forming a match receptacle, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

The combination, with the cane A, of the tube B, the hinged cap E, andthe pla-te F, pivoted to the bottom of the said cap, substantially asherein shown and described, and

for the purpose set forth.

DAVID LEE, JR. IVitnesses:

G. YV. COKER, BILLIE DUNN.

